Arjuna Award Row: Boxer Manoj Kumar to sue Indian Sports Ministry

Feeling insulted at his name being left out for the list of Arjuna award nominees, Manoj Kumar said that he would sue the sports ministry for the insult meted to him. Manoj Kumar, a 2010 Delhi Commonwealth gold medalist remarked:
“When my elder brother met the Sports Secretary on August 13, the Sports Secretary had admitted that there was a mistake on the part of the ministry by mistakenly thinking that I was involved in a dope offence. Mr Ajit Sharan had told my brother that my name will be added in the review meeting,”
“The SAI DG himself called me up the next day (August 14) that my case will be considered and no injustice would be done to me. He assured me that my name will be added in the Arjuna list. But all these turned out to be false promises and they have backtracked now. I have a trial for the Asian Games next week and I am in severe mental stress,” he said.
“First, they tarnished my image by mistakenly calling me a dope offender and then betrayed me by backtracking on what they had promised. It’s an insult and betrayal”.